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Hi, I am looking to get free templates for DIY invitations. I figure I'll just print them off on card stock vs paying a few hundred for vistaprint/shutterfly. However, quite often the downloadable...

I just wanted to show off my first cut of my wedding invitation jackets. This isn’t the final product but it’s still damn foxy!

I'm looking into starting some crepe paper flowers. Does anyone have experience on how much you need to buy and where to purchase It? Thanks a bunch!

I was wondering if anyone is baking their own cake or having someone that they know make it for them? My Fianceé and I are considering making our own to cut some costs but we are still unsure if its...

I know we all probably have a vision for what we want our centerpieces to look like on the big day, how we want them executed, and how much we're willing to spend on it all. Lately, my ideas for what...

I love DIY projects especially out of recycled materials! There's so many different options with mason jars, glass baby food jars and wine bottles. I will be using all of these at my wedding! You can...

Hey, So I am not a big flower person, also I want something my bridal lady's can keep! So I am wondering if anyone knows where I can have someone make me bouquet out of faux flowers? I am looking for...

Hey all! I need some help with deciding on the wording for our favors. We have decided to do silver and purple Hershey’s kisses in white organza circles with silver ribbon and a purple tag. I super...

Hi Everyone, We are getting married at a location that will have rooms available to our guests. Has anyone done gift bags for those guests staying at the hotel? If yes, what did you put in them? I was...

Hey all! I'm in the process of testing out some centrepiece ideas and I want to get styrofoam balls for the tops of vases to gule flowers to. However Styrofoam balls are $36.00 at Michaels...

Hi ladies, we are 5 weeks out from our wedding and I am having anxiety regarding the décor and how everything is going to work. Our venue is very strict regarding pins and hooks. So far we have...

I'm torn between hiring decorator and pay much or doing DIY but problem have no people to help to set up. Thinking of simple backdrop which you can just put it to stand like flower backdrop? Any ideas...

My fiance and I are real DIYers and were planning on doing a lot of the smaller decor items ourselves. Like signage, centerpieces, etc. We had a consultation with our florist, and she sent us the...

Guys HELP!!! Where in Canada is there a good place to get bulk greenery? Has anybody ever done this before? I'm nervous because ... how do you know how much to buy? I've looked at Costco, and they...

Does anyone have any suggestions for the best place to purchase pocket invitations? We are having a small wedding (25-30 ppl) and plan to make our invites. FH really likes the look of a pocket...

Early stages of planning. Wondering if it’s worthwhile to diy certain elements and ship them cross country to the destination? May opt for rental instead, but was just wondering if anybody had ever...

ISO opinions. So my bestfriend is getting married an we’re trying to do it very budget friendly because they are paying all by self and are both under 25. They are honestly doing a really good job for...

Hi everyone, My friend gave me a great idea. I am going to have a bunch of picture frames with photos of the wedding of close family members. My aunt passed away last year and my fiance's parents both...

Hey y'all! I've been looking at ideas for making our own card box. We have lots of time and we've been tossing around plain/classy versus the birch theme we have. Has anyone seen any or tried any cool...

Hi all, we are doing a chocolate fondue for the late night. We bought our own fountain and I’m planning to make my own chocolate for the fountain. Anyone ever made chocolate for a chocolate fountain...

What kind of ceiling clip did/ are you using to hang your string lights? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Hey all! I've been testing and trying out a bunch of different things for putting together our own floral centrepieces for the wedding yet nothing seems to be coming out how I envisioned... Just...

I was hoping for a list of things that I can DIY myself to save on expenses!